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To: mass55th
Why let liberals think they can get away with this crap of hiding their own history?

Which side was the "liberals" in 1860? The Side that wanted social change and social equity for blacks, or the side that wanted to keep society exactly as it was?

The liberals of 1860 also wanted high taxes, huge spending, protectionism, expansion of government, and many government projects administrated by them.

Kinda like modern liberals.

29 posted on 01/28/2025 6:29:43 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp
The U.S. Declaration of Independence says "All men are created equal." The Founding Fathers knew that slavery wouldn't last forever, so instead of destroying the new Republic with bringing slavery into the mix while they were putting this new government together via the Constitution, they shoved the topic aside, believing it would be dealt with at some point down the road.

The liberals were the southern Democrats in 1860, because they believed they had the right to own other people, treat them differently, and exploit them for free labor. That's no different than liberals today pushing for mass invasions of foreigners to exploit them for political reasons, take advantage of a cheap labor force, while discriminating against white U.S. citizens.

38 posted on 01/28/2025 7:00:13 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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